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  • Tags: Kingston (Jamaica)

Myrtle Bank Hotel, front view

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Structural damage to Kingston's Myrtle Bank Hotel following earthquake on January 14, 1907. A makeshift shelter has been set up at the entrance, where four men are standing.

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Synagogue on Charles and Duke St.

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Tents on the course

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Tents set up for displaced citizens

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The Scotch Kirk

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Earthquake damaged Presbyterian Chapel in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Foot of King St., looking south

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Buildings completely damaged by the 1907 earthquake, at the bottom of King Street near the Charles Metcalfe statue. There is a ship at sea behind the statue.

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The Jamaica Club

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The Jamaica Club at 59 Hanover Street, destroyed in the 1907 earthquake.

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King Street looking north, east side

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A busy scene along the east side of King Street in Kingston, looking north.

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Damage to frame building

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A wooden-frame building without walls. In the background, is the Kingston Parish Church with a damaged clocktower.

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Debris on Church Street

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Effects of the 1907 earthquake on Church Street, Kingston, showing a sidewalk covered with bricks and debris.

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Destruction at epicentre

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Destruction at epicentre of the 1907 earthquake at the corner of Harbour and East Streets, Kingston.

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